The NGINX Cache Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'nginxcacheoptimizer-blacklist-update' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add URLs to the Exclude URLs From Dynamic Caching setting.
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Description The NGINX Cache Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'nginxcacheoptimizer-blacklist-update' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add URLs to the Exclude URLs From Dynamic Caching setting.
Title NGINX Cache Optimizer <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Dynamic Caching Exclusion Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-24T12:30:36.012Z

Reserved: 2025-10-21T13:36:53.831Z

Link: CVE-2025-12014

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-24T09:15:43.757

Modified: 2025-10-24T09:15:43.757

Link: CVE-2025-12014

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